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stop

[stop] / stɒp /






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As he joked to a booking agent, “you’ve got to stop all this money coming in.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"There have been incidents like mass food poisoning, and now corruption. The public has been calling for it to stop, but those demands have been ignored," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

About 660,000 people in Los Angeles County are expected to lose Medi-Cal coverage, “but they will not stop needing healthcare,” Orozco said in March.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

He urged "those who organise death routes, traffic in human beings" to "stop and repent", raising his voice for emphasis as the crowd applauded.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s really the only way I can stop thinking about Wes and his family.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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